Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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... character of his father may be reasonably supposed to have given him strong impressions of piety , he was committed to the care of Mr. Naish at Ambrosebury , and afterwards of Mr. Taylor at Salisbury . Not to name the school or the ...
... character of his father may be reasonably supposed to have given him strong impressions of piety , he was committed to the care of Mr. Naish at Ambrosebury , and afterwards of Mr. Taylor at Salisbury . Not to name the school or the ...
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... character of the principal English poets , inscribed to Henry Sacheverell , who was then , if not a poet , a writer of verses ; as is shown by his version of a small part of Virgil's Georgics , published in the Miscellanies ; and a ...
... character of the principal English poets , inscribed to Henry Sacheverell , who was then , if not a poet , a writer of verses ; as is shown by his version of a small part of Virgil's Georgics , published in the Miscellanies ; and a ...
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... characters more opposite than those of Wharton and Addison could not easily be brought together . Wharton was impious , profligate , and shameless ; without regard . or appearance of regard , to right and wrong . Whatever is contrary to ...
... characters more opposite than those of Wharton and Addison could not easily be brought together . Wharton was impious , profligate , and shameless ; without regard . or appearance of regard , to right and wrong . Whatever is contrary to ...
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... refined allegories , and illuminated with different changes of style and felicities of invention . It is recorded by Budgell , that of the characters ADDISON . 17 stituted soon after the Restoration to divert the attention ...
... refined allegories , and illuminated with different changes of style and felicities of invention . It is recorded by Budgell , that of the characters ADDISON . 17 stituted soon after the Restoration to divert the attention ...
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Samuel Johnson. It is recorded by Budgell , that of the characters feigned or exhibited in the Spectator , the favourite of Addison was Sir Roger de Coverley , of whom he had formed a very delicate and discriminate idea , which he would ...
Samuel Johnson. It is recorded by Budgell , that of the characters feigned or exhibited in the Spectator , the favourite of Addison was Sir Roger de Coverley , of whom he had formed a very delicate and discriminate idea , which he would ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards allowed appeared calamities Cassell's Cato censure character Cheap Edition conduct considered contempt conversation death declared Delany discovered distress E. W. HORNUNG elegance endeavoured expected favour fortune friends friendship genius honour Illustrated imagined Ireland Juba justly kindness King letter likewise lived lodging London Lord Tyrconnel mankind manner MAX PEMBERTON mentioned merit mind misery misfortunes mother nature neglect never obliged observed occasion once opinion Orrery pamphlet panegyric passion pension performance perhaps pleasure poem poet poetical Pope pounds praise promise published queen R. L. STEVENSON reader reason received regard resentment resolution retired Richard Savage ROBERT STAWELL BALL SAMUEL JOHNSON Savage Savage's says Sempronius sent sentiments Sir Richard Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon Spectator STANLEY WEYMAN Steele suffered sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler tenderness thought Tickell tion told tragedy verses virtue Vols Whigs write wrote